Paul K. Hershberger

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
91 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Paul K. Hershberger is a scholar working on Immunology, Ecology and Animal Science and Zoology. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul K. Hershberger has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Immunology, 40 papers in Ecology and 23 papers in Animal Science and Zoology. Recurrent topics in Paul K. Hershberger's work include Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (48 papers), Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (25 papers) and Animal Virus Infections Studies (19 papers). Paul K. Hershberger is often cited by papers focused on Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (48 papers), Parasite Biology and Host Interactions (25 papers) and Animal Virus Infections Studies (19 papers). Paul K. Hershberger collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Denmark. Paul K. Hershberger's co-authors include Richard M. Kocan, James R. Winton, Jacob L. Gregg, Nancy Elder, Carolyn S. Friedman, Colleen A. Burge, C. Drew Harvell, Bette L. Willis, C. Mark Eakin and Ernesto Weil and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Paul K. Hershberger

87 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Climate Change Influences on Marine Infectious Diseases: Implications for Management and Society

2013 427 citations Colleen A. Burge, Carolyn S. Friedman et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paul K. Hershberger United States	21	798	706	443	276	247	91	1.7k
Alexandra Morton Canada	22	1.6k 2.0×	391 0.6×	549 1.2×	464 1.7×	93 0.4×	43	2.1k
Theodore R. Meyers United States	21	557 0.7×	718 1.0×	242 0.5×	204 0.7×	413 1.7×	59	1.4k
P. M. Hine New Zealand	29	1.4k 1.8×	790 1.1×	1.3k 2.9×	211 0.8×	106 0.4×	86	2.6k
Egil Karlsbakk Norway	26	1.2k 1.6×	1.1k 1.6×	500 1.1×	401 1.5×	169 0.7×	115	2.4k
H. D. Rodger Ireland	33	1.0k 1.3×	2.0k 2.9×	253 0.6×	348 1.3×	533 2.2×	89	2.9k
Stephen A. Bullard United States	24	1.6k 2.1×	452 0.6×	395 0.9×	447 1.6×	55 0.2×	158	2.1k
Iveta Matějusová United Kingdom	25	1.2k 1.5×	428 0.6×	170 0.4×	202 0.7×	182 0.7×	72	1.6k
R. A. Khan Canada	28	1.5k 1.9×	431 0.6×	316 0.7×	357 1.3×	70 0.3×	120	2.5k
J. W. Treasurer United Kingdom	26	1.4k 1.7×	779 1.1×	509 1.1×	671 2.4×	53 0.2×	85	2.3k
Matt Longshaw United Kingdom	27	1.5k 1.9×	926 1.3×	807 1.8×	281 1.0×	59 0.2×	66	2.7k

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Chan, Amy M., Katherine M. Davis, Paul K. Hershberger, et al.. (2025). Vibrio pectenicida strain FHCF-3 is a causative agent of sea star wasting disease. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 9(9). 1739–1751. 3 indexed citations

Gregg, Jacob L., Paul K. Hershberger, Sarah M. King, et al.. (2024). Toxicity of crude oil-derived polar unresolved complex mixtures to Pacific herring embryos: Insights beyond polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The Science of The Total Environment. 957. 177447–177447. 3 indexed citations

Páez, David J., et al.. (2023). Characteristics of a sea louse (Caligus clemensi) epizootic in wild Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 80(12). 1847–1856.

Groner, Maya L., et al.. (2022). A novel approach for directly incorporating disease into fish stock assessment: a case study with seroprevalence data. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 79(4). 611–630. 6 indexed citations

Gross, Ludwik, Jon Richard, Paul K. Hershberger, & Kyle A. Garver. (2019). Low susceptibility of sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka to viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus genotype IVa. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 135(3). 201–209.

Purcell, Maureen K., et al.. (2017). Optimization of a Plaque Neutralization Test (PNT) to Identify the Exposure History of Pacific Herring to Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Virus (VHSV). Journal of Aquatic Animal Health. 29(2). 74–82. 3 indexed citations

Purcell, Maureen K., Rachel Thompson, Jacob L. Gregg, et al.. (2016). Identification of the major capsid protein of erythrocytic necrosis virus (ENV) and development of quantitative real-time PCR assays for quantification of ENV DNA. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 28(4). 382–391. 9 indexed citations

Fuess, Lauren E., Morgan E. Eisenlord, Collin J. Closek, et al.. (2015). Up in Arms: Immune and Nervous System Response to Sea Star Wasting Disease. PLoS ONE. 10(7). e0133053–e0133053. 38 indexed citations

Elliott, Diane G., et al.. (2015). Persistence of external signs in Pacific herring Clupea pallasii Valenciennes with ichthyophoniasis. Journal of Fish Diseases. 39(4). 429–440. 2 indexed citations

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Wilson, Anna, Tony L. Goldberg, Susan V. Marcquenski, et al.. (2014). Development and Evaluation of a Blocking Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay and Virus Neutralization Assay To Detect Antibodies to Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Virus. Clinical and Vaccine Immunology. 21(3). 435–442. 17 indexed citations

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Purcell, Maureen K., Erin Bromage, Jéssica Silva, et al.. (2012). Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies to IgM of Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii). Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 33(3). 552–558. 14 indexed citations

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Lorenzen, Niels, Scott E. LaPatra, Courtney Grady, et al.. (2012). Efficacy of a glycoprotein DNA vaccine against viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) in Pacific herring, Clupea pallasii Valenciennes. Journal of Fish Diseases. 35(10). 775–779. 8 indexed citations

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Hershberger, Paul K., et al.. (2011). Factors controlling the early stages of viral haemorrhagic septicaemia epizootics: low exposure levels, virus amplification and fish-to-fish transmission. Journal of Fish Diseases. 34(12). 893–899. 19 indexed citations

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Kocan, Richard M., Jacob L. Gregg, & Paul K. Hershberger. (2010). Release of Infectious Cells from Epidermal Ulcers in Ichthyophonus sp.–Infected Pacific Herring (Clupea pallasii): Evidence for Multiple Mechanisms of Transmission. Journal of Parasitology. 96(2). 348–352. 19 indexed citations

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Kocan, Richard M., Paul K. Hershberger, G. E. Sanders, & James R. Winton. (2009). Effects of temperature on disease progression and swimming stamina in Ichthyophonus‐infected rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum). Journal of Fish Diseases. 32(10). 835–843. 45 indexed citations

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Hershberger, Paul K., et al.. (2007). Larval Pacific herring, Clupea pallasii (Valenciennes), are highly susceptible to viral haemorrhagic septicaemia and survivors are partially protected after their metamorphosis to juveniles. Journal of Fish Diseases. 30(8). 445–458. 42 indexed citations

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Hershberger, Paul K., et al.. (2005). Ichthyophonus in Puget Sound Rockfish from the San Juan Islands Archipelago and Puget Sound, Washington, USA. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health. 17(3). 222–227. 12 indexed citations

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Kocan, Richard M., Paul K. Hershberger, & James R. Winton. (2002). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Subsistence Management Fisheries Resource Monitoring Program Effects of Ichthyophonus on Survival and Reproductive Success of Yukon River Chinook Salmon. 4 indexed citations

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Kocan, Richard M., Paul K. Hershberger, & Nancy Elder. (2001). Survival of the North American strain of viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSV) in filtered seawater and seawater containing ovarian fluid, crude oil and serum-enriched culture medium. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. 44(1). 75–78. 33 indexed citations

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Kocan, Richard M., Paul K. Hershberger, & J.R. Winton. (1998). Investigations of disease factors affecting declines of Pacific herring populations in Prince William Sound: Project II. Controlled field and laboratory studies on VHS and Ichthyophonus in Pacific herring. 1 indexed citations

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